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A Very Brief History of Quantum Mechanics

Our Greatest Theory, Demystified (A Bit)

Mar 8 • 

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January 2025

On Death

A Slight Discontinuity to End a Long Descent

Jan 8 • 

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December 2024

Political Betting Markets: A Gamble Worth Taking?

A Look at a World Where Money Talks and Bluster Walks

Dec 2, 2024 • 

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June 2024

For Humility

Why you should be less confident in many of your beliefs

Jun 21, 2024 • 

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March 2024

Two Types of Intellectuals

Some simplify, others complexify

Mar 22, 2024 • 

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The Jefferson Memorial

All alone — just as he would have wanted

Mar 10, 2024 • 

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What Has Posterity Done for Us?

A John Stuart Mill speech

Mar 7, 2024 • 

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What If We Are the Utility Monsters?

A problem for Robert Nozick's objection to utilitarianism

Mar 6, 2024 • 

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The Halo Effect Is (Often) Rational

But you may wish to avoid it anyway

Mar 5, 2024 • 

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You'll Probably Live Much Longer Than You Think

Even with conservative assumptions

Mar 5, 2024 • 

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Fortune's Burden

Why the case for altruism is stronger for the more fortunate

Mar 1, 2024 • 

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